Where does “maint” come from?
maint (Old French) comes from Frankish menigda, from Proto-Germanic managiþō, from Proto-Indo-European monegʰ- — many.
maint (Old French): very; a lot; many
Ancestry of “maint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | menigda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | managiþō | quantity; amount; multitude |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | monegʰ- | many |
Words derived from “maint”